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Last night we had a visit from the xcel energy guy. The night before we had started smelling a strange gas smell. It was strange because it didn’t smell like regular gas but more like butane. Especially when I was cooking. The xcel guy determined that our stove had a couple substantial gas leaks and he shut it off and issued us a red tag. So now I need a new stove. Which is good and bad.
Good because the old one was falling apart anyway. The handle had completely busted off, the oven door wouldn’t seal properly and one of the burners would rarely light. Bad because Eden’s birthday is next week and we just ordered her a somewhat expensive present. And I’m not going to run out and buy the very first stove I see; I need to become acquainted with one first and decide that I will like it before I make a purchase. So I have to figure out how to cook dinner with a microwave and a grill for the next few days. (What is it with all these electric stoves anyway? Lowes had rows and rows of electric stoves and 5 gas stoves to choose from. All I know is I’d rather not have a stove than go back to using an electric!)
Category: gah! 4 comments »
February 5th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Oh…that sucks! The next stove I have is going to be gas too. I wonder if the gas costs more to run though…?
February 5th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Gah! Yes, that is the best response. By way of encouragement, let me say that for the past 6 years I have cooked on microwave, hotplate and grill durning the summer months when the woodstove is too hot. and then added the woodstove in the cool months. Me? I too HATE electric stoves – my woodstove was much more reliable and consistant than the electrics I have cooked on.
February 5th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
i heartily agree!
electric stoves are awful. i have to use one at the moment, after having grown up using gas , its so frustrating..and two of the four burners just died..
good luck on finding yourself a new stove!
February 5th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Don’t forget your crock pot! You can cook all sorts of stuff with that thing!